Monday, January 21, 2013

Local Pastor Among The Victims In Albuquerque Shootings: 15 Year Old Son Arrested

As The Inquisitr reported earlier,
there has been a horrific shooting in Albuquerque, New Mexico that left
five people dead, including three young children between two and nine
years of age. According to friends who knew him, one of the victim’s was
Greg Griego, a popular local pastor, who was killed along with his wife
Sarah Griego, and three other members of his family.The shooter has now been identified by Sheriff’s spokesman Aaron Williamson
as 15-year-old Nehemiah Griego, the son of victim Greg Griego. The
young man was arrested and booked for two counts of murder and three
counts of child abuse resulting in death. All the victims received
multiple gunshot wounds.

Police also revealed the home where the victims were found belonged
to Greg and Sarah Griego. Greg Griego was the chaplain for the
Albuquerque Fire Department and established several prison ministries.
According to information in his biography, Greg Griego and his wife,
Sarah, had 10 children.

It is nearly impossible to stop a family member who is determined to kill the entire family because family members trust each other and are totally vulnerable. If a 15 year old son wants to kill the entire family, it is exceedingly easy to do with nothing more than a wooden baseball bat. Once everyone is asleep, the son could start with dad and work his way down.

Eliminating firearms from that home would not have stopped that tragic event.

I have firearms so I can stop a neighbor's son or any other criminal or gang of criminals from murdering my entire family or raping my daughters ... because neither my wife, dauthers, nor I stand a chance facing armed aggressors with our bare hands.

A blunt instrument (such as the bat which you suggest) endows a potential killer with the ability to take the lives of helpless victims, who being asleep at the time of the attack, would have little chance of waking and escaping the reach of the potential killer. If a murder who would only have access to a blunt instrument where to be given firearms, their crime may escalate from killing only who is of immediate vicinity, to shooting everyone on their block for example. Firearms may not be the only means of inflicting death, but they are the most effective.

The possession, storage, sale, and use of fertilizer is subject to regulation by the State. In today's America, one needs a licence to engage in almost any activity, except the purchase and use of weapons. Why would you advocate such a dysfunctional system? Do you have an interest in the unrestricted assess to arms? Would you not be considered sufficiently "responsible" to own such if the State decided to check your history?

Since I've had three carry licenses--two current and one transferred--since I've taught in high schools and worked in a residential treatment facility for troubled youths, and since I passed background checks for buying guns before I moved to Arkansas, the answer to your question is that the State finds me to be responsible.

The lack of sufficient arms regulations is the principal cause of the current systemic failures. If you buy from an non-FFL seller, no background check is required. If firearms where required to be maintained inside a locked cabinet, then it is unlikely that a prohibited person (who may be a family member) would gain access. The solution lies in a legislative act.